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SHALE GAS Dow/YPF joint venture will triple shale gas output in Argentina / “Extraordinary results” from drilling	07.01.2016
US PLASTICS MACHINERY Q3 shipments edge up on Q2 despite year-on-year fall / New orders rise versus 2014 / Optimistic outlook for 2016 / SPI report	11.12.2015
ARAB GULF STATES Positive outlook for GCC chemicals / Saudi Arabia offers opportunities to downstream investors / New petrochemical projects temporarily halted / Exports to China continue to grow	08.12.2015
CHINA Steady output of plastic products / Growth slows in first three quarters of 2015 / Economic development shifts towards country's central and western regions / CPRJ reports	02.12.2015
UK Are the energy prices for chlorine production in Runcorn falling? / Potential exemption from climate tax	02.12.2015
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING Sales after first nine months of 2015 match those of last year / Packaging products perform above average / Construction and semi-finished goods barely move / Technical parts and consumer goods looking up / Positive mood despite feedstock upheaval	01.12.2015
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE Polymer production grows by 4% in 2014 / EU 28 trade surplus widens / Turkey still most important resin buyer / PlasticsEurope recommends landfill ban to improve recycling / "Plastics – the Facts 2015"	26.11.2015
PLASTICS MACHINERY CHINA Exports up 71% in 2014 / Imports rise enormously in volume terms / Foreign trade deficit remains / Injection moulding machines make up most imports / Exports largely consist of extrusion lines / CPRJ reports	19.11.2015
LOTTE Uzbek gas chemical complex completed / Start-up in January 2016 / Integrated project includes HDPE and PP facilities / Korea and Japan jostling for position in Central Asia	29.10.2015
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS UK retail chains donate bag fee to charity / Alzheimer's and WRAP are key beneficiaries	27.10.2015
CHINA Concerns about industrial safety rising / Sinopec reportedly mulling stake in Dragon Aromatics' ill-fated PX plant / Tianjin chemical companies ordered to relocate following deadly blast	26.10.2015
FAKUMA German plastics fair meets expectations / Rising internationality among visitors / Movers and shakers attend / Aside from VW crisis, sector mood mostly upbeat	20.10.2015
PLASTICS RECYCLING SPAIN Spanish household recycling up 10.7% in 2014 / Improved sorting	15.10.2015
PLASTICS MARKETS Spanish plastics association ANAIP joins “Polymers for Europe Alliance” / “Best European Polymer Producer Award”	12.10.2015
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Growth accelerates in first half of 2015 / Purchases from overseas increase by 17% / Germany remains as key market / Assocomaplast reports on trends	29.09.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Consolidation of PTA production in South Korea / Hanwha, Lotte and Hyosung want to merge activities	24.09.2015
EUROPEAN PLASTIC CAPS AND CLOSURES Growth in value added products to be above average / Overall market to increase by 2% annually to 2019 / AMI report	24.09.2015
FRANCE Plastics processors' association FEP criticises poor support from petrochemical producers / Low oil price and higher margins not being passed on	17.09.2015
SPECIALTY FILMS US market to grow by nearly 5% to 2019 / Construction and electronics sectors to be best performers / Healthy demand from packaging / Freedonia report	11.09.2015
ROSNEFT Share in ChemChina acquired / Chinese group in turn enters into Nakhodka mega-project	10.09.2015
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Confidence maintained despite minimal output growth / Sales down 4% / Trade surplus deteriorates / Polymers output continues pointing down in June / Cefic chemicals trends report	09.09.2015
PLASTICS RECYCLING UK 413,000 t of plastics recycled in H1 / Close to 50% of annual goal met / Q2 sees slight rise in material exported for reprocessing	31.08.2015
SIMOLDES Plastics division builds new production hall in Czech Republic / EUR 30m investment to cater to rising regional automotive demand	27.08.2015
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING Feedstock price swings reflected in the statistical H1 balance sheet / Depressed sales at the start of the year gradually lifted by cost rises / Full-year revenues could set new record	25.08.2015
NORTH AMERICAN PVC FILMS MARKET Regulatory pressures limit US and Canada growth / Production could shift to Mexico / Grand View Research report	25.08.2015

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